Junying Yuan Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 5, 2017

Congratulations to Junying, one of four HMS faculty elected this year to the National Academy of Sciences!

https://hms.harvard.edu/news/4-hms-faculty-elected-national-academy-sciences

Toker lab identifies metabolic vulnerability in TNBC

March 2, 2017

Ludwig researchers have shown that triple-negative breast cancer cells ramp up production of a key component of DNA in response to chemotherapy and that targeting this pathway could undermine their resistance to such therapies.

Coverge from Ludwig Cancer Research here.

Cancer Discovery publication here.

Steve Elledge wins 2017 Breakthrough Prize!

December 5, 2016

Congratulations to Steve on this well-deserved honor.

David Scadden wins the 2016 E. Donnall Thomas Prize

August 31, 2016

The American Society of Hematology (ASH) honored David Scadden with the 2016 E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize for his work on the bone marrow hematopoietic microenvironment. Read more here.

Franziska Michor wins AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research

April 20, 2016

Dr. Michor delivered her award lecture titled "Biology and Dynamics of Cancer Evolution" at the Annual Meeting 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The award lecture was held Sunday, April 17, 2016, at the Morial Convention Center. Read more Here

Symposium Highlights

November 13, 2015

The First Annual Ludwig Center at Harvard Symposium was held on November 2, 2015. Read more here.

Elledge Receives Lasker Award

September 8, 2015

Congratulations to Steve Elledge for this well-deserved honor. More

HMS Receives $90 Million from Ludwig Cancer Research

January 6, 2014

Ludwig Cancer Research, on behalf of its founder, Daniel K. Ludwig, has given Harvard Medical School $90 million to spur innovative scientific inquiry and discovery. This gift reflects a portion of a $540 million gift divided equally among Ludwig Centers at six academic institutions throughout the U.S. According to the Ludwig announcement, this new financial support is among the largest private gifts for cancer research.